MH-212 Reaching Quiet - In The Shadow Of The Living Roomwhy? and odd nosdam, two-thirds of the cLOUDDEAD dirt-hop massive, have produced a full-length of catchy bits that each maintain the mystique of a hidden track. A year in the life of two art school dropouts, In The Shadow Of The Living Room finds the obsessive-compulsive duo fighting demons from the bedrooms of their parent's suburban homes. why?'s lyrics read like a list of secrets the world is keeping from itself; odd nosdam's production echoes the slow and low ghost of lo-fi past. Their first full-length release nearly killed them; it's the sound of Edison's ghost, a player piano, and a drum machine broadcast over a Ham radio; or Daniel Johnston and the Ghetto Boys rolling deep in a '57 Chevy with the top down in the dead of winter.

Full of the joy of creating and exploring - All Music Guide / Add this to your arsenal - Tokion / There are so many wonderful beats and sample constructions here that I really have to recommend it - Aiding & Abetting / A fascinating piece of work – Dusted / To be idealised by shoe-gazers and utterly confused by hardrocks for sure - Hip-Hop Connection

This is what happens when you finally drop out of art school and go on a strict diet of cough syrup... you fucking snap, and before you know it, you make a record that is a giant sample fart and jerk-off fest but you don't care because the end product smells as good as it feels. Still with me? Didn't think so... because it's more of a "we're too smart for our own good" sound collage. But what's really frustrating about In the Shadow of the Living Room is that it works. Reaching Quiet is why? and odd nosdam (aka 2/3 of cLOUDDEAD). Is it starting to make sense now? You should own this record. In fact you should own this record and play it while you're also playing the Songs in the Key of Z compilation while watching Cooley High, and then it will all make sense. - Heckler